Spams, Phishing, and Trojans
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Anti-Phishing Toolbar Available. How to
Avoid Bank and Ebay Phishing Scams
Anti-Phishing Toolbar Available. How to
Avoid Bank and Ebay Phishing Scams
12/30/2004 07:54 PMTech-Recipes Dec 30 2004 11:09PM GMT
500 Comment Spams
500 Comment Spams
03/14/2005 05:09 PM Due to waking up to 500 comment spams, comments are for registered
users only. If you've ever registered at a Drupal site before, use
the format "user@www.thatserver.com" and it will use your account from
there. If not, all you need are a pair of eyes and a valid email
address and you're in. No big form of information.
Sorry, but deleting that many comments sucks in any CMS.
Those trojans know how to screw.......
Those trojans know how to screw.......
04/20/2004 02:00 PMup a perfectly running computer and make me waste three hours getting
rid of the damn thing! What? You thought...
Of Trojans and Horses
Of Trojans and Horses
04/10/2004 02:18 AMSo a proof of concept Mac specific trojan has been created. Find it on
Google Groups. Here's the problem. A Mac file can have...
One in three PCs hosts spyware or
Trojans
One in three PCs hosts spyware or
Trojans
06/16/2004 07:02 AMvnunet.com Jun 16 2004 11:03AM GMT
Worms turn as Trojans take over
Worms turn as Trojans take over
01/05/2005 08:31 AMPersonal Computer World Jan 5 2005 12:48PM GMT
Distributed trojans (not that kind)
Distributed trojans (not that kind)
12/08/2003 03:36 PMPeer-to-peer networks are the next big thing for virus writers, as
profit becomes the first and foremost motivation for malware writers.
Esther Dyson Spams
Esther Dyson Spams
12/07/2003 02:59 PMShould I be honored? "You received this message because you are an
industry insider or have expressed interest in hearing from us. If you
wish to be removed from our list please e-mail us at
unsubscribe@edventure.com and we will not write to you again."
Bullshit. Oh, and get this post scriptum: "Sign up today and take
advantage of the early registration fee of $3595." Thanks, Esther -
I'll pass on this one....
Protect Your PC from Spyware and Trojans
Protect Your PC from Spyware and Trojans
07/13/2004 03:44 AMPC Tools has released Spyware Doctor v2.0, a powerful Windows spyware
detection and removal utility that cleans thousands of potential
Spyware, Adware, Trojans, Keyloggers, Spybots, and tracking threats
from your PC. [PRWEB Jul 13, 2004]
Telco Spams and Gets Huge Fine
Telco Spams and Gets Huge Fine
03/19/2005 03:08 AMSlashdot Mar 17 2005 12:47PM GMT
AOL Blocks 5 Billion Spams in 2003
AOL Blocks 5 Billion Spams in 2003
01/03/2004 07:12 AMI don't care who you are 5 Billion is a big number. Just think of the
lost bandwidth deleting all...
Comment Spams Straining Servers Running
MT
Comment Spams Straining Servers Running
MT
12/19/2004 03:51 PMSlashdot Dec 18 2004 10:24PM GMT
EarthLink finds rampant spyware, trojans
EarthLink finds rampant spyware, trojans
04/15/2004 06:33 PMInternet service provider EarthLink and Webroot Software released a
report on Thursday that said an average of almost 28 spyware programs
are running on each computer. More serious, Trojan horse or system
monitoring programs were found on more than 30 percent of all systems
scanned, raising fears of identity theft.
New Adware Spams Instant Messenger
Buddies
New Adware Spams Instant Messenger
Buddies
02/11/2004 05:44 PMThe ongoing saga of adware companies sneaking in annoying terms of
service clauses where you (because you, like everyone else, didn't
read the terms of service) agree to let them spam everyone you know,
has now expanded to instant messaging technologies. Last night, I
received an IM from an acquaintance who is on my AIM buddy list,
apologizing if I had received an IM from him with a link to some game
(I hadn't). I didn't think much of it, but today reports are appearing
that it's the latest adware trick. Some company is offering a silly
downloadable game, but hidden in the terms of service is the fact that
they're going to
IM everyone in your buddy list with a link to the game as well,
and continue on the annoying process. AOL is apparently unhappy that
someone other than themselves is using AIM for annoying
advertisements, and are saying they may take legal action against the
company.
Italian gov text spams entire country
Italian gov text spams entire country
06/14/2004 06:32 AMBerlusconi orders mass SMS election call
Drive-by Trojans exploit browser flaws
Drive-by Trojans exploit browser flaws
03/23/2005 12:46 PMAnalysis Is Firefox really more secure than IE?
British teen spams former bosses, gets
arrested
British teen spams former bosses, gets
arrested
07/14/2004 01:28 PMUpset about being fired, he sends millions of messages to his former
employer, bringing down the company's Web site.
EarthLink uncovers rampant spyware and
trojans
EarthLink uncovers rampant spyware and
trojans
04/16/2004 08:56 AMComputer Weekly Apr 16 2004 1:05PM GMT
- Internet Meter-Rate System to Reduce
Spams
- Internet Meter-Rate System to Reduce
Spams
07/25/2004 07:21 AMHankooki Jul 25 2004 11:45AM GMT
Win DRM hides malicious trojans, RIAA
deploys infected music on P2P
Win DRM hides malicious trojans, RIAA
deploys infected music on P2P
12/30/2004 04:48 PMCory Doctorow:
According to PCWorld and TechDirt, Windows DRM contains a flaw that
allows for attakcers to create music files that contain trojans that
attack your computer when you play them, and moreover, the usic
industry has hired a company called Overpeer to flood the P2P networks
with infected fake music files.
Overpeer is the same company that the recording industry has hired in
the past to dump fake versions of songs on file sharing networks. What
the article doesn't answer is whether or not the industry hired
Overpeer to dump spyware on the network as well, but it's likely
they're pleased either way. Overpeer defends their actions by saying
that anyone obviously deserves what they get because, obviously, they
were looking for unauthorized files. It's not clear that everyone
would agree. Sneaking malicious files onto someone's computer because
"they deserved it!" doesn't seem like a very good justification. What
may be even more important to this story, however, is the revelation
of just how easy it is, thanks to a huge loophole in Microsoft's copy
protection technology, to include a malicious file with an audio or
video file. Basically, because Windows DRM needs to look for a
license, all anyone needs to do is point that license to a website
that loads malicious content and off you go. Thank you Microsoft, for
creating a huge loophole that will probably make sure millions of new
computers are loaded with spamming, DDOSing trojans shortly.
Link
(
Thanks, Alex!)
RIAA/MPAA Contractor Deploys Malicious
Adware Trojans
RIAA/MPAA Contractor Deploys Malicious
Adware Trojans
12/31/2004 04:34 PMSlashdot Dec 31 2004 8:10PM GMT
Italy's premier Berlusconi SMS-spams
voters' mobile phones
Italy's premier Berlusconi SMS-spams
voters' mobile phones
06/12/2004 01:45 AMItaly's Berlusconi government spammed the cellphones of millions of
citizens with text-messages about voting procedures for tomorrow's EU
and local elections. Some call it an unprecedented invasion of mobile
privacy for political control. Others argue it's a smart way for the
administration to ensure Italy's voting public gets out the vote.
Either way, unsolicited text messages don't grow on trees -- the stunt
cost around $7M US, and critics want to know who paid for it.
The message, received on cell phones on Thursday and
Friday, carried the sender line of the Presidency of the Council of
Ministers, Premier Silvio Berlusconi's office. The message detailed
when the polls will be open and what documents citizens need to vote.
"Finally we have recourse to a tool like the text message that is now
in everyday use to bring the state closer still to its citizens," said
Technology Minister Lucio Stanca. But the political opposition branded
the strategy as a political tactic. The government "is trying every
subterfuge to recover votes. It's alarming that privacy is violated in
such a sensational way," said opposition lawmaker Francesco Martone.
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Gone Phishing
Gone Phishing
01/25/2004 09:50 PMPhishing for the end
Phishing for the end
08/17/2004 04:56 PM
"
This site was created with one goal; to create the most
comprehensive online archive of information and digital photos of the
Coventry Vermont Phish show, August 14th and 15th 2004."
Seems odd to think folks went to the trouble of
dedicating an entire website to
just a single concert, until you learn it was the very last one
for
Phish.
Phishing and Bouncing
Phishing and Bouncing
09/12/2004 12:36 PM
Looks like the trick of using redirection CGIs at popular website
(described in Phishing
with Google) is getting popular among phishers. I just got
a
couple that uses AOL's redir-complex CGI at:
http://r.aol.com/cgi/redir-complex?url=whereever
Note that phishers can use not just the redirecting CGIs, but also
those CGIs that
use return URL as parameters. In fact, these types of CGIs
are popular among
financial institutions and single-sign on services. For
example, both Passport
and 3D-Secure uses them.
Phishing behind Google
Phishing behind Google
08/28/2004 01:03 AM
I just received a phishing email purporting to be from
PayPal. No surprise there
since I get many of them everyday, but I looked closer at this one
because it looked
very professionally done. I looked at the raw message and
found this odd link:
This particular phisher is bouncing off Google to hide itself
from domain name-based
phishing detectors and scanners. Clever. Clicking on
the link will open
a browser to Google's URL search CGI which will automatically
redirect the browser
to the phishing site at IP address 209.152.181.10. This trick
will bypass phishing
detectors that examines only the domain name part of a URL to see
if it looks suspicious.
So the lesson here for security developers is to look at all the
parameters and to
keep track of oh-so-helpful redirectors like Google. Also,
website developers
should keep in mind that helpful service is helpful to all,
including the bad guys,
and they might become an unwitting partner in crime. For
lawyers, it's a new
source of income concern.
Phishing for Opera (GM#007-OP)
Phishing for Opera (GM#007-OP)
06/03/2004 12:03 PMGreyMagic Software (Jun 03 2004)
War Against Phishing Continues
War Against Phishing Continues
03/14/2005 04:32 PMPhishers and other online scammers are well ahead of law enforcement
officials and security experts right now in terms of techniques and
tactics.
The future of phishing
The future of phishing
04/29/2004 10:42 AMvnunet.com Apr 29 2004 2:09PM GMT
eBay Goes Phishing
eBay Goes Phishing
01/03/2005 12:35 PMThe popular online auction site rolls out a new approach in tackling
account hackers: cut bait.
Political Phishing
Political Phishing
08/03/2004 12:32 PMIt's election season, and that means that, just like with all the
other news-sensitive scams, phishers are getting political. The
latest is a phishing email that simply
copied a donation request
from the John Kerry campaign, but changed the link to a fake site.
Of course, the folks behind the scam made one very stupid mistake:
remotely using an image hosted on the Kerry website -- which was
quickly changed by the campaign to explain that the site was a scam
(though, it's likely this confused some people -- hopefully enough to
stop them from donating). Still, it's likely that the next version
won't make the same mistake. With the success phishing emails have
had lately, and the fervor with which people seem to be donating to
campaigns, an awful lot of cash supposedly going to campaigns is going
to be making criminals wealthy.
Do-it-yourself phishing kits appear on
web
Do-it-yourself phishing kits appear on
web
08/21/2004 04:39 PMPersonal Computer World Aug 21 2004 8:48PM GMT
DIY phishing kits hit the Net
DIY phishing kits hit the Net
08/19/2004 05:48 AMMy little fraudster
IE bug provides phishing tool
IE bug provides phishing tool
12/10/2003 05:50 AMZDNet UK Dec 10 2003 5:09AM ET
Phishing on the rise in U.S
Phishing on the rise in U.S
06/15/2004 02:57 PMZDNet Jun 15 2004 5:56PM GMT
Best news in the war on spam: phishing
Best news in the war on spam: phishing
05/24/2004 03:10 AMBoston Globe May 24 2004 6:25AM GMT
Crooks Are Phishing For Your Life
Crooks Are Phishing For Your Life
05/19/2004 04:15 PMCBS News May 19 2004 8:20PM GMT
Phishing to cost SA millions'
Phishing to cost SA millions'
05/18/2004 10:36 PMSunday Times South Africa May 19 2004 2:49AM GMT
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